Britain News

London - Britain's Co-operative Group announced Tuesday that chief executive Euan Sutherland has resigned, throwing the troubled mutual into a fresh crisis.He will be temporarily replaced by chief financial officer, Richard Pennycook, until a new CEO can be fou...

Peshawar - A new sandal from designer Paul Smith based on a traditional Pakistani style has amused shopkeepers in its "hometown" Peshawar -- both for its $500 price tag and what they say is its outdated look.Pakistan's chattering classes took to social media on M...

London - The alleged manipulation of foreign exchange markets is "as serious as" the Libor rate rigging scandal that rocked the financial sector, Bank of England governor Mark Carney said Tuesday."This is extremely serious...

The Bank of England will overhaul the way it works with banks and financial markets as it faces criticism of its response to signs of possible manipulation of foreign exchanges rates....

Kabul - A gunman shot dead a Swedish-British journalist in central Kabul on Tuesday in an unexplained daylight murder that shocked the small international community living in a city on alert ahead of elections.Taliban militants denied responsibility for the sh...

London - Nigeria-focused oil and gas producer Seplat on Tuesday announced plans to issue shares on the London and Lagos stock markets, raising funds to fuel the young company's expansion.Founded in 2009, Seplat will become the first Nigerian company to dual lis...

Seoul - Human rights groups have questioned the wisdom of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London taking a production of Hamlet to North Korea, but stopped short of calling for the plan to be scrapped.The Globe will perform the play in the secretive state in Sep...

Washington - African elephants can differentiate between human languages and move away from those considered a threat, a skill they have honed to survive in the wild, researchers said.The study suggests elephants, already known to be intelligent creatures, are even...

London - Britain's Reckitt Benckiser, the maker of Durex condoms, is expanding into K-Y sexual lubricants, the consumer goods company revealed on Monday.The London-listed firm has agreed to buy global rights to the K-Y brand from McNEIL-PPC, Inc, a subsidiary o...

London - Prince Harry and his long-term girlfriend Cressida Bonas have finally made their romance official with two very public outings in three days after spending months trying to avoid being pictured together.Bonas joined the 29-year-old prince at a public e...